Ask Jeeves earnings jump 130 percent in Q4

DanGallagher

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ask Jeeves Inc. saw earnings jump 130 percent for the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations. The Web search company reported revenue of $86.1 million and earnings of $17.5 million, or 25 cents per share, compared to revenue of $31.8 million and earnings of $7.6 million, or 13 cents per share, for the same period last year. Excluding certain charges, earnings for the recent period were $24.2 million, or 35 cents per share. Analysts were expecting earnings of 32 cents per share on revenue of $86.7 million.

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